Custom Manufacturing Consulting

Increasing legal requirements (REACh etc.) and high cost have in chemical manufacturing - it has become difficult to operate profitably in traditional markets. There are many good reasons for outsourcing production. You want to focus on your core competence and your market.
In emerging markets, especially in China and India, world-class chemical manufacturing has established
in the last two decades. A new industry has emerged, called custom manufacturing. Chemical and pharmaceutical companies outsource the production of specific active ingredients, often non core products and processes, to third parties in China or India.
But how do you know who is a trustworty partner ?
Just sourcing from anybody and transfering know-how to anybody is not a solution. You want to control your supply chain and product integrity. You want exclusivity and minimize the risk of know-how diffusion.
Our senior managers and directors in StepChange Innovations have long experience of doing business in Asia, especially in India, and can find the right partner for custom manufacturing. We guide you throughout the whole process of outsourcing.

We offer consulting in custom manufacturing covering

Initiate offshore outsourcing projects in the chemical industry

Identify trustworthy partners for custom manufacturing

Establish strategic co-operations in chemical manufacturing

Manage the integrity of client´s IP, through various techniques (coding systems, documentation etc.)

Manage the know-how transfer of manufacturing processes

Establish quality assurance in custom manufacturing projects

Monitor environmental compliance in chemical manufacturing

For examples of StepChange Innovations projects at clients see case study.Read our blog on the topic of contract research and manufacturing (CRAMS).

Prime Articles :

CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part III.

In this article we discuss CRO offshore outsourcing in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, especially what drives outsourcing, the process for vendor selection, typical problems in CRO outsouring, and CRO Offshore Outsourcing to China and India.
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CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part II.

We will outline in the second part of this article series how big is the business of Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry.
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CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part I.

Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry is massive, a multi-billion dollar business. We will outline in this article how big is this business, what drives this business, and what are the implications for enterprises and for the society. Finally we will look at the political and macro-economical implications of outsourcing.
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